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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 16 ("A Winged Steed") through Chapter 18 ("Repairs and Fortifications").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what does the family decide to call their two newest outposts?
(a) Woodlands and Prospect Hill.
(b) Rockburg and Cape Disappointment.
(c) Cape Disappointment and Woodlands.
(d) Prospect Hill and Rockburg.

2. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what new kind of bird does the family begin keeping at Rock House?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Flamingos.
(d) Pigeons.

3. What is the narrator's first response to Juno and Turk?
(a) They will be helpful in hunting.
(b) They will be able to help the family swim to shore.
(c) They will be good security for the family.
(d) They are useless.

4. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator use to teach their new birds how to find their way home?
(a) The sound of bamboo striking a barrel.
(b) The flashing light from a piece of tin.
(c) Smoke signals.
(d) The scent of aniseed.

5. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what clever idea do the boys come up with to make the antelope easier to hunt?
(a) They drive them into the ocean, where they are slowed down trying to swim.
(b) They drive the herd into a cave.
(c) They drive them through the Gap onto the family's side of the island.
(d) They drive the herd off of a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator like about their original camping site?

2. In Chapter 11, "Our Estates," what odd-looking creature do the narrator and Fritz discover?

3. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the family name the new mount?

4. In Chapter 8, "The Pinnace," what new bird does the family add to their flock?

5. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what creature does the narrator cause to tow the pinnace to shore?

(see the answer key)

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